Microcosm Factsheet - We Make Zines2016-12-09T15:42:30Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A161095&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh yeah. Mine, too.
tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-18:2288844:Comment:1621462010-11-18T18:04:39.394ZJenna Freedmanhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/JennaFreedman
Oh yeah. Mine, too.<br/>
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Oh yeah. Mine, too.<br/>
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<cite>Bree Adorn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?id=2288844%3ATopic%3A161037&amp;page=2#2288844Comment161406"><div>To anyone that contributed/contributes to this discussion: could you please let me know if you'd like your comments to remain anonymous or public when I present this information? I will keep all of them anonymous unless otherwise noted by that person.</div>
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<cite>Bree Adorn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?id=2288844%3ATopic%3A161037&amp;page=2#2288844Comment161406"><div>To anyone that contributed/contributes to this discussion: could you please let me know if you'd like your comments to remain anonymous or public when I present this information? I will keep all of them anonymous unless otherwise noted by that person.</div>
</blockquote> Jenna Freedman said:Whether…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-17:2288844:Comment:1615702010-11-17T00:56:27.461ZDan 10thingshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Dan10things
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<cite>Jenna Freedman said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A161568#2288844Comment161525"><div>Whether or not people love or hate Microcosm, I think it's important to use a variety of distros, otherwise the zine stock of alternative and radical bookstores will all begin to look alike. Distros all have their own tastes and attract (or repel) different flavors of zines. If you only use Microcosm (or any…</div>
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<cite>Jenna Freedman said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A161568#2288844Comment161525"><div>Whether or not people love or hate Microcosm, I think it's important to use a variety of distros, otherwise the zine stock of alternative and radical bookstores will all begin to look alike. Distros all have their own tastes and attract (or repel) different flavors of zines. If you only use Microcosm (or any other single distro), you're missing out on some great zines. I hope people will make an effort to check out other distros. The <i>Zine World</i> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.undergroundpress.org/zine-resources/stores-distros/">list of zine stores and distros</a> is a great place to look. Also, zine librarians <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/reviewsmagazine/884589-285/teach_a_zine_librarian_to.html.csp">reviewed several distros</a> on the <i>Library Journal</i> site.</div>
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Absolutely! And while this is way off topic for this thread, I'd also encourage people to order zines directly from the publisher, rather than through distros. Generally the publisher will make more money off of a direct sale, cutting out the middleman and all. From a reader's point of view, it's cool to often get notes from the publisher about the issue or a personal thank you for ordering. And from the publisher's point of view, it gives you more of a direct connection with your reader. It's nice to get a feel of who is reading your zine and where they heard about it. And with repeat orders you often build up a correspondence with a reader, those reader and writer/publisher connections are just something you don't get with the mainstream press and something very unique and cool about underground publishing. NicoleIntrovert said:Dan...…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-17:2288844:Comment:1615682010-11-17T00:50:13.307ZDan 10thingshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Dan10things
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<cite>NicoleIntrovert said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet#2288844Comment161356"><div>Dan... when have you ordered from other distros? What distros are taking that long? I send packages within a day or two, and it has never taken <i>weeks</i> to get packages from any other distros I've ordered from....<br></br></div>
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Of course, I've ordered zines from 50+ distros and ran a distro myself. That's awesome that you…
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<cite>NicoleIntrovert said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet#2288844Comment161356"><div>Dan... when have you ordered from other distros? What distros are taking that long? I send packages within a day or two, and it has never taken <i>weeks</i> to get packages from any other distros I've ordered from....<br/></div>
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Of course, I've ordered zines from 50+ distros and ran a distro myself. That's awesome that you are that fast, many people are not. I sure wasn't when I did a distro, I only mailed stuff out once a week. (Sorry to diverge of the thread's subject of Microcosm experiences) Whether or not people love or…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-16:2288844:Comment:1615252010-11-16T16:31:33.893ZJenna Freedmanhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/JennaFreedman
Whether or not people love or hate Microcosm, I think it's important to use a variety of distros, otherwise the zine stock of alternative and radical bookstores will all begin to look alike. Distros all have their own tastes and attract (or repel) different flavors of zines. If you only use Microcosm (or any other single distro), you're missing out on some great zines. I hope people will make an effort to check out other distros. The <i>Zine World…</i>
Whether or not people love or hate Microcosm, I think it's important to use a variety of distros, otherwise the zine stock of alternative and radical bookstores will all begin to look alike. Distros all have their own tastes and attract (or repel) different flavors of zines. If you only use Microcosm (or any other single distro), you're missing out on some great zines. I hope people will make an effort to check out other distros. The <i>Zine World</i> <a href="http://www.undergroundpress.org/zine-resources/stores-distros/">list of zine stores and distros</a> is a great place to look. Also, zine librarians <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/reviewsmagazine/884589-285/teach_a_zine_librarian_to.html.csp">reviewed several distros</a> on the <i>Library Journal</i> site. To anyone that contributed/co…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-15:2288844:Comment:1614062010-11-15T23:36:23.661ZBree Adornhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/BreeChumley
To anyone that contributed/contributes to this discussion: could you please let me know if you'd like your comments to remain anonymous or public when I present this information? I will keep all of them anonymous unless otherwise noted by that person.
To anyone that contributed/contributes to this discussion: could you please let me know if you'd like your comments to remain anonymous or public when I present this information? I will keep all of them anonymous unless otherwise noted by that person. Dan... when have you ordered…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-15:2288844:Comment:1613562010-11-15T18:14:41.789ZNicoleIntroverthttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/NicoleIntrovert
Dan... when have you ordered from other distros? What distros are taking that long? I send packages within a day or two, and it has never taken <i>weeks</i> to get packages from any other distros I've ordered from....<br />
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Of course not counting TWO Microcosm orders that i never received a few years ago when they pretty much only used Media Mail.<br />
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Dan... when have you ordered from other distros? What distros are taking that long? I send packages within a day or two, and it has never taken <i>weeks</i> to get packages from any other distros I've ordered from....<br />
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Of course not counting TWO Microcosm orders that i never received a few years ago when they pretty much only used Media Mail.<br />
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<cite>Dan 10things said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet?page=1&amp;commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A161348&amp;x=1#2288844Comment161212"><div>They are about the fastest distro out there from a zine reader's perspective. I usually recommend them to people ordering zines for the first time from a distro because others can take a few weeks to send you an order, whereas every time I order from Microcosm it comes in a few days.<br/><br/>When I did a zine exhibit for the University of Washington in the graduate library, I sent Microcosm an email asking for some flyers and other stuff to hand out. They shipped a big box fulls of sticker, pins, catalogs and swag within a couple days, it was great.</div>
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<cite>The East Village Inky said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet#2288844Comment161246"><div>Universally positive experience here, as both customer, and someone whose zine has been distro'd by them for years and years. Additionally, we just worked together on the Zinester's Guide to NYC, which came out TODAY, and that has been a great, grueling experience - lots of hard work, leavened with total courtesy, communication and…</div>
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<cite>The East Village Inky said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/microcosm-factsheet#2288844Comment161246"><div>Universally positive experience here, as both customer, and someone whose zine has been distro'd by them for years and years. Additionally, we just worked together on the Zinester's Guide to NYC, which came out TODAY, and that has been a great, grueling experience - lots of hard work, leavened with total courtesy, communication and respect.</div>
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It looks great Ayun, I got myself a copy (despite no current plans to visit NYC) and my friend (who is visiting in December) as a present (hope she's not reading this!)<br />
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I've had no bad experiences with ordering from Microcosm either. Zine orders always arrive pretty quickly considering they have to cross and ocean and a few years back I did the 6month subscription and got loads of cool stuff. Also met Steve distroing in the UK on a Defiance, Ohio tour and he was friendly and gave me some free stickers. Universally positive experien…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-15:2288844:Comment:1612462010-11-15T16:41:59.775ZThe East Village Inkyhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/TheEastVillageInky
Universally positive experience here, as both customer, and someone whose zine has been distro'd by them for years and years. Additionally, we just worked together on the Zinester's Guide to NYC, which came out TODAY, and that has been a great, grueling experience - lots of hard work, leavened with total courtesy, communication and respect.
Universally positive experience here, as both customer, and someone whose zine has been distro'd by them for years and years. Additionally, we just worked together on the Zinester's Guide to NYC, which came out TODAY, and that has been a great, grueling experience - lots of hard work, leavened with total courtesy, communication and respect. They are about the fastest di…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-11-15:2288844:Comment:1612122010-11-15T05:13:52.582ZDan 10thingshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Dan10things
They are about the fastest distro out there from a zine reader's perspective. I usually recommend them to people ordering zines for the first time from a distro because others can take a few weeks to send you an order, whereas every time I order from Microcosm it comes in a few days.<br />
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When I did a zine exhibit for the University of Washington in the graduate library, I sent Microcosm an email asking for some flyers and other stuff to hand out. They shipped a big box fulls of sticker, pins,…
They are about the fastest distro out there from a zine reader's perspective. I usually recommend them to people ordering zines for the first time from a distro because others can take a few weeks to send you an order, whereas every time I order from Microcosm it comes in a few days.<br />
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When I did a zine exhibit for the University of Washington in the graduate library, I sent Microcosm an email asking for some flyers and other stuff to hand out. They shipped a big box fulls of sticker, pins, catalogs and swag within a couple days, it was great.